My car and my best friend
For most, getting your first car opens up a new world of freedom and allows you to go wherever you want, whenever you want. Getting a car did 41 these for me, and it also brought my best friend and me 42 . But then it tore us apart.
My best friend lives three minutes from my 43 . Since her 44 is in late summer, seven months behind mine, I basically became her 45 when I turned 16 in December.
And so I 46 her up for school and took her home. We made ice-cream 47 , went shopping and to the movies― all in my car. I would drive to her house just to sit on her bed, read magazines and have a good laugh. I went to her house so 48 that she gave me a key 49 her house.
A week after I got my license，she was with me 50 I had my first accident. She was there and 51 me and we kept it a 52 , since I didn’t want people to 53 . From then on, through thick and thin（共患难）, it was just me, my car and my best friend.
High school is a time of 54 , but I couldn’t 55 for a long time 56 we became so distant after being so close. My friend waited three months after her birthday to get her dream car：a green 2004 Beetle. With its 57 , the passenger seat of my car became 58 . Our car trips became less frequent 59 I didn’t even drive down her street.
It’s funny how a car can change a relationship so much. I had wanted her to get a car, but once she did, I 60 it. I wanted her friendship back, even if it couldn’t be the same.
41. A. some B. any C. none D. all
42. A. closer B. farther C. luckier D. happier
43. A. neighbor B. factory C. home D. family
44. A. holiday B. birthday C. course D. job
45. A. guide B. follower C. partner D. driver
46. A. picked B. woke C. called D. hurried
47. A. parties B. trips C. plans D. classes
48. A. happily B. often C. hardly D. seldom
49. A. to B. on C. of D. for
50. A. while B. but C. when D. after
51. A. saved B. suggested C. advised D. comforted
52. A. favorite B. secret C. pride D. joke
53. A. help B. see C. know D. laugh
54. A. change B. disappointment C. friendship D. excitement
55. A. believe B. answer C. imagine D. understand
56. A. when B. where C. how D. what
57. A. arrival B. dream C. return D. beauty
58. A. broken B. crowded C. empty D. different
59. A. however B. until C. as D. before
60. A. lost B. received C. enjoyed D. regretted